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[PATCH 01/20] branch tests: test for errno propagating on failing read

From
Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
Date
Oct 14, 2021, 00:06 UTC
Message-ID
<patch-01.20-bea88e382c0-20211013T235900Z-avarab@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
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From: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>

Add a test for "git branch" to cover the case where .git/refs is symlinked. To check availability, refs_verify_refname_available() will run refs_read_raw_ref() on each prefix, leading to a read() from .git/refs (which is a directory).

It would probably be more robust to re-issue the lstat() as a normal stat(), in which case, we would fall back to the directory case, but for now let's just test for the existing behavior as-is. This test covers a regression in a commit that only ever made it to "next", see [1].

1. http://lore.kernel.org/git/pull.1068.git.git.1629203489546.gitgitgadget@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Han-Wen Nienhuys <hanwen@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason <avarab@gmail.com>
---
 t/t3200-branch.sh | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/t/t3200-branch.sh b/t/t3200-branch.sh
index e575ffb4ffb..b5242719159 100755
--- a/t/t3200-branch.sh
+++ b/t/t3200-branch.sh
@@ -731,6 +731,26 @@ test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'git branch -m u v should fail when the reflog for
 	test_must_fail git branch -m u v
 '
 
+test_expect_success SYMLINKS 'git branch -m with symlinked .git/refs' '
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf subdir" &&
+	git init subdir &&
+
+	(
+		cd subdir &&
+		for d in refs objects packed-refs
+		do
+			rm -rf .git/$d &&
+			ln -s ../../.git/$d .git/$d
+		done
+	) &&
+	git --git-dir subdir/.git/ branch rename-src &&
+	git rev-parse rename-src >expect &&
+	git --git-dir subdir/.git/ branch -m rename-src rename-dest &&
+	git rev-parse rename-dest >actual &&
+	test_cmp expect actual &&
+	git branch -D rename-dest
+'
+
 test_expect_success 'test tracking setup via --track' '
 	git config remote.local.url . &&
 	git config remote.local.fetch refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/local/* &&
-- 
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Message 2 of 45 in “refs: stop having the API set "errno"”
  1. 00/20 refs: stop having the API set "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  2. 01/20 branch tests: test for errno propagating on failing readÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  3. Eric SunshineOct 14, 2021
  4. 02/20 refs API: add a version of refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() with "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  5. 03/20 refs API: make refs_read_raw_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  6. 04/20 refs API: make parse_loose_ref_contents() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  7. 05/20 refs API: make refs_rename_ref_available() staticÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  8. 06/20 refs/files: remove "name exist?" check in lock_ref_oid_basic()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  9. Junio C HamanoOct 14, 2021
  10. 07/20 refs API: remove refs_read_ref_full() wrapperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  11. 08/20 refs API: make resolve_gitlink_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  12. 09/20 refs API: make loose_fill_ref_dir() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  13. 10/20 refs API: make files_copy_or_rename_ref() et al not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  14. 11/20 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's add_head_info()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  15. 12/20 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's find_shared_symref()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  16. 14/20 refs API: make refs_resolve_refdup() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  17. 13/20 refs tests: ignore ignore errno in test-ref-store helperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  18. 15/20 refs API: make refs_ref_exists() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  19. 16/20 refs API: make resolve_ref_unsafe() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  20. 17/20 refs API: make expand_ref() & repo_dwim_log() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  21. 18/20 refs API: don't expose "errno" in run_transaction_hook()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  22. 20/20 refs API: post-migration API renaming [2/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  23. 19/20 refs API: post-migration API renaming [1/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 14, 2021
  24. 00/21 refs: stop having the API set "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  25. 04/21 refs API: make parse_loose_ref_contents() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  26. 06/21 reflog tests: add --updateref testsÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  27. 03/21 refs API: make refs_read_raw_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  28. 01/21 branch tests: test for errno propagating on failing readÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  29. 08/21 refs API: remove refs_read_ref_full() wrapperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  30. 02/21 refs API: add a version of refs_resolve_ref_unsafe() with "errno"Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  31. 05/21 refs API: make refs_rename_ref_available() staticÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  32. 07/21 refs/files: remove "name exist?" check in lock_ref_oid_basic()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  33. 09/21 refs API: make resolve_gitlink_ref() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  34. 10/21 refs API: make loose_fill_ref_dir() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  35. 12/21 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's add_head_info()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  36. 11/21 refs API: make files_copy_or_rename_ref() et al not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  37. 14/21 refs tests: ignore ignore errno in test-ref-store helperÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  38. 17/21 refs API: make resolve_ref_unsafe() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  39. 13/21 refs API: ignore errno in worktree.c's find_shared_symref()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  40. 16/21 refs API: make refs_ref_exists() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  41. 15/21 refs API: make refs_resolve_refdup() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  42. 20/21 refs API: post-migration API renaming [1/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  43. 18/21 refs API: make expand_ref() & repo_dwim_log() not set errnoÆvar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  44. 19/21 refs API: don't expose "errno" in run_transaction_hook()Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021
  45. 21/21 refs API: post-migration API renaming [2/2]Ævar Arnfjörð Bjarmason, Oct 16, 2021

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